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International sources of health statistics overwhelmingly report national average performance. And many international statements about health policy - including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) — are formulated in those terms (MDGR, 2013). Yet, in almost all nations there are subgroups who are noticeably less well-off both in their utilization of healthcare services and in their health status. And in recent years, those concerned with healthcare rights (Daniels, 2008) and the movement towards Universal Health Coverage (Rodin and de Ferranti, 2012) have called attention to such disparities and urged governments to act to decrease such differences.
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Roberts, M.J. (2015). Equity in Health Reform. In: Kuhlmann, E., Blank, R.H., Bourgeault, I.L., Wendt, C. (eds) The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137384935_33
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